Hail the New Britannia
By Gerry O&rsquo, Hara, Barry Azevedo
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 CANADIAN REPORT
During its heyday in the first half of the 20th century, Britannia Mine on Canada’s Pacific Ocean shore was the largest-producing copper mine in the British Empire. After mining
operations ceased in 1974, the property became better known for another record—as one of the biggest point-sources of metal pollution in North America.
Much of this contamination came from the 180 million cubic feet of water that
flows through the mine each year. Before the recent installation of treatment
systems, an average of almost 700 pounds per day of copper and a similar amount
of zinc flowed into Howe Sound, a fjord-like arm of the Pacific. Mine-waste
dumps containing metals added to the contamination of surface and groundwater
flowing into Howe Sound.
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project on the
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Iowa Project Wins Phoenix Award
By Jamie Nesbitt
MIDWESTERN REPORT
One of Iowa’s biggest brownfield projects was recently recognized with a 2007 Region 7
Phoenix Award. The Iowa River Landing revitalization project, a joint effort
between Coralville, Iowa, and engineering firm Terracon Consultants, Inc., was
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Brownfields in Paradise
By Rick Smith
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Hawaii—often viewed as an island paradise—also has blighted
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Luxury and History Find Common Ground in Liberty Harbor
By Jamie Nesbitt
SOUTHERN REPORT
An old WWII shipyard in Brunswick, Ga., is being transformed into an upscale
slice of paradise. Liberty Harbor, a tony 155-acre, $2.4 billion community
development just minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean, hopes to introduce
residents
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  $49,000 amount of federal funds granted to provide green job training for high school
students in New Mexico. The projects will teach students climate change mitigation techniques and
provide educational tools for a green workforce.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 30% of the energy used in commercial buildings is wasted. Energy use in commercial buildings accounts for 17 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at a cost of more than $100 billion per year.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 14% increase in the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the U.S. between 1990 and 2008.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 $76 million amount awarded by DOE to support advanced energy-efficient building technology projects and the development of training programs for commercial building equipment technicians, building operators, and energy auditors
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 $200 million amount the U.S. Department of Energy will invest, over five years, to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the U.S.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 37 number of research projects awarded $106 million from the DOE that could: produce biofuels more efficiently from renew-able electricity; design batteries for electric vehicles; and remove coal-fired power plants in cost efficient ways.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 $2 million amount of grant competition under the Veterans. Workforce Investment Program to assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, support services, and more in renewable and sustainable energy.
Source U.S. Department of Labor
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